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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:31 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:32 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 3:11 am

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulkennar ... erational/
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:33 pm

Portugal considers opening international military pilot training school

On 20 January 2021, the Portuguese Defence Minister, Joao Gomes Cravinho, revealed the intention to establi...

Please continue this read at https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/p ... ing-school

#avgeek #avgeeks #militaryaviation #Leonardo #M346 #Master #Embraer #EMB314 #SuperTucano #PortugueseAirForce #BejaAB
Seymour Johnson Strike Eagles at RAF Lakenheath

The Strike Eagles arrived in three waves from 17 January til 19 January 2021 at RAF Lakenheath (UK). The airbase has the honour to ...

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French Rafales participating in Exercise Desert Knight 21

India and France will carry out a five-day air exercise near Jodhpur AFS (state of Rajasthan) starting Wednesday 20 Janua...

Please continue this read at https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/f ... -knight-21

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Final flight for Luftwaffe A310

On 20 January 2021, Luftwaffe (GAF, German Air Force) A310-304MRTT, serial 10+27, "August Euler" took off from his home base for the last time.
Th...

Please continue this read at https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/f ... waffe-a310

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Bulgarian Air Force An-30 finally gets major overhaul

Early 2019, the Bulgarian minister of defence, Krassimir Karakachanov, launched a tender for major overhaul on the Bulgarski ...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:44 pm

FedEx to retire last MD-10 in 2022.

In its 2020 annual report, FedEx is telling the world that it will phase-out its final MD-10 in 2022. Currently, the company is operating a flee...

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Lessor BBAM signs for 6 B737-800BCFs.

Boeing has announced that lessor BBAM has signed a deal with Boeing for six B737-800BCF. The deal also includes options on another six -800BCF...

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Adirs vs. Lightnings exercise expected in Italy
Maariv, a the second largest and trustful newspaper published in ISrael, reported that some Israeli F-35I Adirs will participate fo...
First flight of WJ-700 Lieying
The Third Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) announced they flew their new WJ-700 Lieying (Falcon) high-altitude lo...
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:47 pm

WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT ICARUS' TACTICAL AIR VEHICLE

We outline what is known so far about Icarus Aerospace's Tactical Air Vehicle (TAV) – an optionally-piloted, customisable, multi-role force multiplying solution for the world’s military and security forces community.

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NEWS: Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office have signed the GBP£76m Lightning Air system National Capability Enterprise (LANCE) contract, which seeks to boost the in-country support services available to the UK’s F-35B fleet.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:49 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:13 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:30 am

UAE inked an agreement with the U.S. to purchase 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 MQ-9B drones. Few hours before Biden's inauguration, "the UAE has signed an agreement with the United States to purchase 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 armed drones, people familiar with the situation told Reuters" on Wednesday Jan. 20, 2021. The deal is estimated at more than 23 billion USD, and includes 50…...

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:36 am

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